By Grace Raynor, Ralph Russo and Dane Brugler

With a five-star freshman receiver providing a lift to its super sophomore quarterback, Florida beat No. 9 Texas 29-21 on Saturday to change the trajectory of its season and hand the preseason No. 1 team its second loss.

In a game matching two highly touted quarterbacks trying to put forgettable Septembers behind them, Florida’s DJ Lagway looked like the prospect that was promised.

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The sophomore threw for 298 yards and two touchdowns to Dallas Wilson, including a spectacular 55-yarder to freshman Dallas Wilson, who ran through two Longhorns on the way to the end zone to make it 29-14 late in the third quarter. Wilson had six catches for 111 yards.

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For Texas’ Arch Manning, it was more misery. The third-year quarterback passed for 263 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 37 yards, but was also picked off twice in the second half.

The Longhorns came into the season off consecutive College Football Playoff semifinal appearances and as the preseason No. 1 in the AP poll for the first time in school history. An opening loss at defending champion Ohio State tamped down the hype for Texas and its famous new QB, the nephew of Super Bowl winners Peyton and Eli Manning.

The Longhorns cut the lead to eight, 29-21, with a 1-yard touchdown run by Quintrevion Wisner with 3:20 left in the fourth quarter. Florida had a chance to burn the clock down after the score, but some questionable clock management gave Texas and Manning one more chance with 54 sec